Marijuana Screening News Today

Companies are doing away with marijuana screening to expand the pool of potential applicants. the nations second largest employer, amazon, leading away. they stop screening last month. while 19 states have legalized recreational marijuana, each one has different laws regarding employee protections. in colorado in california, reed is illegal, but employees can still be fired for using it outside of work. back in michigan, plant manager s priorities safety, he doesnt see weekend activity as a risk...

>> reporter: the head of hr went to her boss with a radical idea. quitin applicants from marijuana. >> people can use it, theres medical benefits to it why penalize them for usage outside of work. >> reporter: as word got out, the applicants rolled in. >> the quality of the candidate has not decreased, we are continuing to receive qualified candidates. so its been a positive change for us. >> reporter: this is not some one off experiment, across the country, companies are doing away with marijua...